When dennis was sober he was as sharp as carl and even more creative. So happy to have the music he made

Pacific Ocean Blue is masterpiece and that's all there is to it.

All of the "what if's" are maddening, and heartbreaking at the same time.

I loved Dennis so much. His speaking voice makes me miss him more than anything! Rest in peace beautiful soul. I loved the reference to "Pop Hinsche" Billy Hinsche's father. Dennis was so brilliant and so interested in philosophy.

Dennis was the man..

This is indeed the way that I prefer to remember Denny. If Carl was the heart (he is) of the Beach Boys, then Dennis was it's Soul.

Pete Fornatale and WNEW were great advocates for the BB's. Anytime they could have a Beach Boy on , they would. I love this album and it's too bad the group as a whole didn't support this effort. Dennis was going to tour but it fell apart, what a shame

What a beautiful man, whom we lost way too soon.

All I can say is Dennis you are so real wish you could have controlled your demons. Thank you.

i never realized how much dennis and carl sound alike.

I adore "In My Room" and I loved hearing him talk about his own experience of it.

I loved Dennis’ admiration for his brothers and he always looked up to Brian and Brian inspired Dennis on his album Pacific Ocean Blue.

What a great interview! Oh how I miss Dennis and Carl!

Beautiful interview, serious, direct. Dennis comes alive through this. God bless.

What a phenomenal interview and man. He is missed very dearly and will continue to be remembered for the rest of eternity

Thank you for posting this. Dennis was a good person and loyal brother. POB is a great album.

Love Dennis and Carl so much! There is no Beach Boys without them. It's just Mike Love and his back up band.

Dennis is (I never say was, because while i listen to him, how can one say he's truly ever gone) so magnetic, and a vibrant beautiful soul. one might say he was the lothario of the group (he was) self destructive, (Unbelievably and unfortunately so) but if one casts the best image of a person and to have it radiate for all to see my explanation would be: Dennis Wilson had Soul, Compassion, and the Heart of a Lion. He is one of my all-time favorites, and i adored every second of this brilliant interview.

Wish I could have been trolling around manhattan beach in the 60’s early 70’s my life has been filled by the Wilson brothers music thank you Brian Dennis Carl

DW DOES sound totally together------------sober & clear------------makes this a remarkable contribution.

Pacific Ocean Blue is an amazing album on par with the best of the Beach Boys, maybe even better.

BAMBU is amazing as well! Even in its unfinished state- some absolute masterpieces there 🤩

His speaking voice sounds so much like brother Brian in this interview

Dennis will Always be the epitome of rockNroll.

POB is my favorite album of all time. Thank you for sharing.

In depth interview.

Pete Fornatale.a very smart and great DJ.

This is an amazing look into the lives and creative process of Dennis and the other Beach Boys. Thank you so much!

One of my most vivid memories of the beach boys was in 1965 when I was 9 I was feigning being sick to get out of school and I was listening to my older brothers new BB album when one of the biggest earthquakes in washington state history hit and it put huge gashes in the record. He never forgave me for an act of god.

This is an Incredible gem and i'm going to Explore your awesome channel,thank you Mr Jason.

If Dennis only knew that people would still be talking about him and loving him and his music almost 40 years later. Perhaps he would have had the strength to overcome his demons.

I wish that Dennis,Brian and Carl could have stayed sober and healthy, let Mike have The Beach Boys name and called themselves the Wilson’s and gone the direction that Pacific Ocean Blues was heading……what if!

Waiting for my Pacific Ocean Blue hoodie to arrive. Gonna rock it right outta the bag.

Thank you for bringing a coherent and rational Dennis to us & KZfaq. I'm glad Pete F took the interest he did in the special work that Dennis was doing just before his decline. Gone, but not forgotten.

Long live the memory of Dennis. xoxo The Clarences

great interview. this is a real treasure to preserve. words of a Man who have LIVED and SEEN in 39 years more than many human beings who live 93 years. thank you for sharing.

Somebody please make sure this video is saved somewhere.

Dennis seemed very modest I know it was an accidental drowning but damn if he had stayed in rehab I would like to think he would still be here. 😔 And damn why did Carl have to smoke! 😔

Great interview posted here and thank you. Really enjoy your channel.

Very interesting interview.

Carl along with his brothers are all geniuses ....the " Social" side sadly but obviously took its toll... easy to criticise but most would have been tempted in that time to indulge....still their fantastic songs, vocals, recordings and films leave us all with a fantastic legacy.....

I wonder if Dennis had a love for blues music. I have only heard part of POB, sad to say i didn't know it existed until yesterday. I think i heard the first 5 so far. Dreamer was the one i was drawn to but their all good, there's a lot of songs on POB.

A super interview before Dennis became acholic & strung out on drugs. A very, straight forward Interview.

Awesome

This is lovely, thank you

He was around 33 here

No one ever interviewed more honest than Dennis. He wouldn’t even know how to be insincere.

On pourrait presque confondre la voix de Dennis avec celle de Carl, certaines inflexions vocales......

It's a great album musically, even given Dennis' rough voice

what an incredible waste to lose him so early, someone should've picked him off the street.

If this is 1977, then Dennis is 32 here and very coherent. In a couple of years by 1980, he was really on a severe downslide with the drugs, smoking, booze and recklessness. Self-destructive behavior is really such a waste, such a shame.

Reading different articles thru the years that not long after this interview that Brothers Recordind Studio was sold. Therefore , the reasoning behind Bambu not being completed. The studio was almost like therapy for him. The getaway. In the midst of the second divorce from Karen Lamm Wilson was a strain. So the downfall began and spiraled til his death. We all on here are Beach Boys fans and therefore Dennis Wilson fans. He had energy, compassion and in general a caring down to earth soul. Talented but unfortunately went down the wrong paths of self destruction. Gone to soon.

What were the two things "in the can"?

Isn't this Andrew Gold on the image?

I can't believe Dennis hung out with the Manson group......after knowing what the Manson group did to all people... I'm guessing he escaped them. And we're all happy that you did.

17 years? Loocy, you have some 'splain' to do. 47 years. And, Dennis Carl STILL rocks. steve

When listening POB was just good as Brian Wilson and Mike love solo albums. Shame Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean blue wasn't a success, because it's a Superb Underrated Album. Dennis Wilson to me was a pit like another Jim morrision of the Doors. Beachboys. Beachboys may not agree that.

Man, Dennis really went to shit from just after around this time. He sounds so together here at the releasing of his solo album so sad.

Very underrated album.

In the later years of his life, Dennis sang very hoarsely, no doubt due to substance abuse. This is especially apparent on Denny's recording of "All Alone"(from the BB's "Endless Harmony Soundtrack" CD), although Dennis never had the singing voice of a Pavarotti or Domingo.

Mike love solo albums are an embarrassment.